Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocked
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China also remains blocked from accessing the highest-end US chips, a key weapon in the high-stakes AI race playing out between the two countries.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025 -
The Thai restaurant received a yellow placard after inspectors discovered the handwashing sink was blocked with a funnel and dish soap.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, two officers shot and killed a 42-year-old Caldwell resident who barricaded himself inside a home with a child after police identified him as the suspect in a domestic violence investigation, according to prior reporting.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Oct. 2025
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The shooter, identified as 27-year-old Mason Triana, was known to police and lived in the house where he was barricaded, Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hamas has said the process of recovering them has been delayed by the extent of destruction in the territory, while the Hostages and Missing Families Forum accuses the group of deliberately withholding information.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Travelers whose flights are delayed or canceled may be eligible for compensation or refunds, depending on the nature of the disruption.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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To test if this really was a White House operation, Grace and I followed one of the trucks out of the golf course, past the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, to a path that normally leads to the White House but was blockaded.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Israel has blockaded the water around Gaza, preventing boats and ships from delivering humanitarian aid.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Wondra wasn’t charged with those felonies until March 2023, after she’d been arrested in connection with Michael’s death.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two participants have been arrested, and three others are being questioned, one of those officials said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mohamed Salah is mired in a slump and was benched for the Frankfurt match.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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While Halloween became a franchise mired by its own murderous multiverse, H20 deserves credit for being the first movie to ask audiences to ignore the last four entries.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sarah retained her Duchess of York title following her divorce.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Under the deal, Microsoft has gained a 27% stake and retained access to OpenAI’s technology through 2032, including any AGI models verified by an independent panel.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The development is bounded by Wiles Road to the north, Sample Road to the south, State Road 7 to the west and Lyons Road to the east.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s bounded by the Boise River and runs all the way into the Foothills.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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